Mapping the Romney-Santorum Split in Michigan

The Michigan Republican Party has mapped out the results from Tuesday’s primary voting in the state’s 14 congressional districts. Mitt Romney won the overall vote by more than 22,000 votes. But Michigan awards 28 of its 30 delegates based on the winners in individual congressional districts. So while Rick Santorum was the loser, it wasn’t a total loss for his campaign because he won seven districts – including districts 1,2,3,4, 6 and 7 in the northern, western and southern parts of the state. Mr. Santorum also won in district 13 – which meanders from Detroit’s economically depressed east side to blue collar suburbs of Lincoln Park and Westland

Mr. Romney won everywhere else in Metro Detroit – from the affluent communities of Oakland County to the industrial suburbs of Macomb County and up into the state’s rural “Thumb” area. He also took district 12 which includes Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan.

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